Chapter 1236: Uncontrollable Undercurrent
As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. Dian Wei's strength won the respect of the bigwigs in Great Britain, so a group of people killed a few beasts, found a place in the city, and started informal talks.
"Brother, you are so strong, why did you come to our side? Did you commit trouble in your country?" Leondanis asked while laughing and patting Dian Wei's broad back.
Altria paused, but did not stop eating. Although Leonidanis's words were utilitarian, this issue was indeed very important.
It is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a good general. Seriously speaking, a figure like Dian Wei can be regarded as the essence of the essence in any empire.
If Dian Wei is really willing to join their Great Britain, it would be a pretty good thing.
But if Dian Wei is not here to join Great Britain, then no one knows what this means.
Especially Dian Wei's appointment letter as the legion commander. This thing means a lot to Artoria. The biggest part of it is that it represents that the military power of Great Britain has been touched by no one except Joan of Arc, Leonandanis, Zeus and Odin.
This is a very dangerous signal. A big reason why Great Britain can be united now is the unification of military power. No matter the forces behind Joan of Arc, Leonidanis, Zeus, or Odin, at least they are all willing to obey Artoria's orders.
This is what makes it possible for Great Britain to exist, despite the differences and confrontations in all aspects of customs and politics.
The dispersion of military power is likely to shake the foundation of the country, which is very important to Artoria.
"There is no war on the Han side, so if we want to seek a breakthrough, we can only come to you!" Dian Wei said honestly. He didn't think about it in so many twists and turns.
Dian Wei was completely unaware of Xun Yu's sinister intentions and chose the wrong person. His biggest mistake was that he should not have looked for Xun Yu. He should have gone to find Li Ru.
However, Dian Wei had a deep prejudice against Li Ru because of Jia Xu, so Li Ru went to find Xun Yu, the most reliable person in the Cao Wei camp.
However, Xun Yu used to be a royalist. Although he has now succumbed to the reality of the situation, it does not mean that Xun Yu can completely ignore Dian Wei, who killed the prince, and is dangling in front of him.
If Xun Yu had not realized during their interactions that Dian Wei was a simple-minded guy with strong limbs, and knew that Dian Wei was also being used by Jia Xu, he would not have killed him, but only intended to teach Dian Wei a lesson.
You can escape the death penalty, but you can’t escape the punishment of life imprisonment.
Xun Yu sent Dian Wei to Great Britain not only to teach Dian Wei a lesson, but also to cause trouble for Great Britain from the side.
Great Britain is too strong now, and Rome is distracted by Yuan and Africa, so it is not ready to defeat Great Britain in the short term.
After all, the half-dead Parthia gave them some fun, not to mention Great Britain, which seems to be in its heyday now.
Moreover, there was no way to use the barbarians, and Rome was also bound by constraints and could not fight freely. This was also the case when the war almost broke out, and the two sides were still fighting a small-scale, controllable intensity war instead of directly starting a decisive battle to annihilate the country.
Therefore, Xun Yu planned to increase the strength of Great Britain, and the first thing was to let those aristocratic families that had been integrated into Great Britain contribute.
These noble families wanted to divide the land and confer titles on the nobility to recreate the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty, and they also planned to launch a Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period and then take over the throne.
Therefore, Xun Yu used the division of the Xun family in Great Britain as bait, intending to directly stir up the internal political problems in Great Britain. As long as there was civil unrest in Great Britain, Rome would inevitably invade on a large scale.
Xun Yu's abacus beads all fell on his face, but because Xun Yu's plan was almost an open conspiracy, there was no ripple at all.
"Aristocratic family!" After learning about how Dian Wei became the legion commander, Artoria rarely stopped eating and her face became a little heavy.
To some extent, these aristocratic families certainly have not gone beyond the framework of Great Britain. The aristocratic families are very accustomed to playing games within the framework.
They are extremely good at finding bugs and jumping back and forth on the edge of the framework, constantly testing Great Britain's bottom line.
Moreover, the contribution of these noble families to the development of Great Britain is obvious to all, and these mistakes, which are not mistakes, can be completely compensated by other things.
Therefore, Artoria cannot deal with them directly, and can only restrict them by beating and warning them.
But in terms of results, these families have indeed divided the military power in Great Britain.
So as a king, Altria instantly understood the whole story.
Leodanis looked at Artoria in silence, and Artoria also looked at Leodanis in silence.
Although they knew the answer, Dian Wei's answer was really not what they wanted to hear.
"Man, you're so strong now, why are you still looking for a breakthrough?" Kratos' focus was on something else.
"For people at our level, seeking a breakthrough is not something that can be done overnight!" Kratos asked curiously.
There are usually not many lunatics like him. He has a clear understanding of himself, but the previous Dian Wei seemed not much more normal than him, and was also a complete lunatic.
"King Arthur has been to our place. You know Wenhou Lu Bu, right?" Dian Wei sighed and said to Kratos.
"I guess Wen Hou is even stronger now! He is indeed a strong man rarely seen in the world!" Altria thought of the opponent who had defeated her.
She has grown a lot since her defeat, but she doesn't think Lu Bu will stand still.
"Yes! Wen Hou took the final step in our last battle in Heaven, and he is stronger than ever!"
Dian Wei sighed. Lu Bu's strength was as terrifying as ever. Although he hadn't seen Lu Bu take action for a long time, Dian Wei knew very well that if Lu Bu took action again, it would definitely cause a huge storm.
"After excluding Wen Hou, it's Guan Yu, Zhao Zilong and I who are on the same level, representing the forefront of the three paths of spirit, energy and soul respectively!"
Dian Wei spoke slowly, and Kratos unconsciously crushed the wine glass. It turned out that there were three people as strong as Dian Wei?
"Guan Yu and Zhao Zilong have both taken the last step. I was no longer worthy of being on the same level as them!" Dian Wei shook his head and generously admitted that he was not as good as Guan Yu and Zhao Yun.
"However, now, there shouldn't be much difference!" Dian Wei looked at the radiance of will in his hand and said uncertainly.
Kratos and others all frowned. They had witnessed with their own eyes how strong Dian Wei was. However, Dian Wei actually said that he was not as good as the other three. How terrifying was his strength?
But no one said anything more. After all, one can only know the strength through fighting.
Even with the endorsement of the big boss Dian Wei, the others did not feel any fear.
"Brother, now that you have made a breakthrough, what are you going to do next?" Leonanis continued to test subconsciously.
But both Altria and Kratos frowned.
"King of Sparta, you are drunk!" Joan of Arc silently sent down a ray of holy light.
Leonidanis knew that he had spoken out of turn. If the previous test was a necessary one, then the next one would be a disrespect to the relationship between the Han Dynasty and Great Britain.
It is also disrespectful to Dian Wei, a strong man. No matter what Dian Wei's purpose is, he has been fighting Rome for them before.
"They will probably go back and continue fighting the Kushans. The last war just came to an end and they will continue fighting!" Dian Wei said casually without thinking too much.
Leondanis' eyes lit up. If the Han Dynasty wanted to attack the Kushans, then Rome would definitely send troops to the Yuan family. This was good news for them.
They had previously estimated whether the Han Dynasty and Kushan would go to war after the war between Great Britain and Rome. Now it seems that the answer should be yes.
Afterwards Leonidanis did not ask any more questions but treated Dian Wei like a friend.
The Spartans had great respect for the strong. Although Leonidanis had lost the glory of a warrior, he was very qualified to be a king.
After the banquet, Leonidius, Jeanne and Altria gathered together and held a miniature round table meeting.
"After the Yuan family loses the support of the Han Dynasty, they will definitely be tied to us. The Yuan family has already demonstrated its strength in the previous wars." Leonanis said, using his internal energy to condense a sand table in the air.
The forces represented by the Yuan family and Great Britain were on both sides of Rome.
Great Britain is indeed very strong now, but the outcome of the match against Rome is more of an unknown. Top kingdoms like the Yuan family can indeed help them share the pressure of the war to a certain extent.
"Once the situation on the Yuan family's side becomes clear, should we counterattack?" Leondanis asked.
After Africa and the Yuan family each diverted some of Rome's attention, Great Britain did have the ability to counterattack.
Odin and Zeus, who got the remnants of heaven, have been talking nonsense all day long, but it is undeniable that these two forces are getting stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As they become stronger, these two forces seem to have many unspeakable connections with the many new families that have joined Great Britain. Such entanglement is not a good thing for Great Britain as a whole.
Leonidanis, who found the political situation difficult, often planned to start a war to eliminate dissidents, cleanse domestic forces, and balance domestic factions.
"Yes, France needs war!"
Joan of Arc said calmly that after the death of God, Lucifer joined Great Britain, and there were some turmoil within France. After all, the overall force was based on the belief in the church.
The death of God posed a considerable threat to Joan of Arc's authority. The most prominent of these was the aristocratic forces, led by the King of France, who began trying to seize power from Joan of Arc.
So Joan of Arc needed a war, a war that would put all problems to rest.
"No!" Altria shook her head.
"Once the war starts, our current good situation will be wasted. We just need to hold Rome back and never launch a large-scale attack!"
Artoria's refusal surprised Jeanne and Leonidanis. In the past, Artoria was a proponent of war, and it was rare that they all agreed to fight this time, but Artoria actually refused.
The reason they sought out Artoria was that they hoped that Artoria would support them, so that from the perspective of the Round Table Council, they could directly vote to start a war.
Even if Odin and Zeus do not support it, a war decree can be issued directly.
However, they did not expect that Altria rejected the proposal.
"It's not the time now!" Altria shook her head and said nothing more.
Dian Wei's incident made her see many problems. If it were in the past, she might have supported starting a war, but in this situation, rashly launching an attack would likely cause irreparable losses.
So Artoria rejected Jeanne and the other two, and stood up and left directly, taking the lead and walking towards Odin and Zeus.
"What should we do?" Joan of Arc asked silently.
Leonidanis also fell silent. Many times they had no choice. They started the war because their internal problems were out of control.
The aristocratic families have infiltrated every aspect of Great Britain. Not only the Senate in Sparta, but also the aristocratic forces in France have been influenced by the aristocratic families.
They can no longer suppress domestic opposition voices. Even if they disagree, war will break out, and an uncontrollable war will make them passive.
"What happened?"
Artoria's sudden change left Leonidanis and Joan of Arc confused. You know, the previous low-intensity war was forcibly launched by Arthur after overcoming many objections. Now all kinds of drawbacks have surfaced, why did Artoria change her advice again?
"There's no other way. We have to go find Zeus and Odin and they need to hold a comprehensive round table meeting!" Joan of Arc sighed helplessly.
They are responsible for their companions who follow them, and even if a dispute arises, they must wage war.
In the past, they were linked together through King Arthur , but now, when they were twisted into a rope, King Arthur could no longer stop the tide of the group.
Zeus chose to rest and recuperate, while Odin chose war.
After knowing the two people's thoughts, Altria was silent for a moment, and then chose to convene a roundtable meeting of the highest level and conduct a thorough vote among the parliamentarians.
This is Altria's last resort.
She had already sensed the driving force behind this wave of militarism, but even so she single-handedly pulled up the core of the British Empire.
It is still impossible to reject the will of the entire country from top to bottom. This is the power of the aristocratic families. They start from the smallest details and use public opinion and ideas to influence the choice of an empire.
War is undoubtedly the best opportunity for the aristocratic families to reshuffle. As long as the factions in Great Britain are destroyed, then after the reshuffle, the aristocratic families will be able to occupy more positions in the empire and unleash greater power.
All the noble families are very familiar with this set of things. They are the masterminds behind the decline of the Han Dynasty. They don't believe that there will be another Guo Hao and Chen Xi in Great Britain.
As the saying goes, the first time is new, the second time is familiar. This time they directly skipped the Yellow Turban Rebellion and arrived at the process of the emperor commanding the princes.
They influence the members of parliament at the grassroots level and then achieve their goals through the members of parliament.
